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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN F. ALLEN, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

SAW-GUIDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,515, dated June 19, 1883.

Application filed September 26, 18H2.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWIN F. ALLEN, of the city and county of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Band-Saws; and I hereby declare the following is a full, clear, and exact thereby loss in time and cost for repairs. Such band-saws do not run oif from the rear of the ranged to bear against the cutting-edge of the band-saw, so as to maintain the same in the proper position. on the pulleys, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter. A. A

Figure l is a side view of aiband sawingmachine provided with my improved safetyguide. Fig. 2 is an elarged view, showing the safety-guide in contact witlp the cutting-edge of the band-saw. Fig. 3 is a top view ofthe adjustable bracket in which the safety-guide is supported and a sectional view of the guidedisk. Fig. 4 is a view of a slide secured to the frame of the machine, in which the adjustable bracket is supported.

In belt-saws the saw forms a belt which passes over the two pulleys, one above and the other below the work-table. In guiding such a belt properly, the guide must be placed so as to guide the belt as it runs on the pulley. In Fig. l the safety-guide is shown as placed below the work-table so as to guide the belt-saw 011 the lower pulley, and I prefer to place the safety-guide in this position; but it may be (No model.)

` placed in front of the upper pulley, at a point marked X in Fig. l, and guide the beltsaw onto the upper pulley, being as effectual in preventing` the saw from running off from the pulleys in one as in the other position.

In the drawings, A is the frame of the band sawingmachine. B is the upper and B the lower pulley, over which the endless band-saw C is placed, the lower pulley, B', being usually the driven and the upper pulley, B, the loose pulley. D is the table on which the work is supported. E is the stop for holding the work onto the table, and also forming a guide for the saw. F is a disk made of wood, leather, paper, or other analogous material, which, while `guiding the saw, will not injure the cuttingedges of the saw. The disk F is secured on the bush f, provided with a circular shoulder on 011e end and a screw-threaded nut, j, on the other end, so that the disk F can be readily removed when worn. The disk so secured to the bush f is mounted on the two pointed screws g g, having milled heads, so that they lturns, are supported in the Ushaped'cnd of the bracket H, the arm of the bracket being slotted and resting in ways formed in the bracket I, so that the same may be adjusted to bearlightly onv the cutting-edge ofthe band-saw and be firmly secured in that position by the thumb-screw fz', as is shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The bracket I is also slotted on the arm by which it secured to the frame of the machine, so as to allow of the lateral adjustment of the same and with it ofthe adjustment of the disk F exactly to the edge of the saw. To facilitate such lateral adjustment the bracket I may be made to slide in ways formed in the plate K, which is secured to the frame ofthe machine,

van d when properly adj usted the bracket I may be secured by the clamp-screw I, as is shown in Fig. 4. u

I do not wish to confine myself to the specie details shown for adjusting and securing the disk F, as these may be modified without changing the operation of the device, so long as the disk F can rotate freely in contact with the IOO saw, and is lield rmly to guide the saw onto 2. In a band-smv, the combination, with the the pulley. adjust-able bracket H and the pointed screws Having thus described my invention, l claim g g, of the threaded bush y, nut f, and the anas new and desire to secure by Let-ters Finteiitnular disk F, constructed to support the disk 5 l. The combination, with the bandsaw c, of and permit its ready renewal, as described.

the brackets I and H, provided With slides :md

, T T the thumbscrew z", of the disk F and the ED IN F ALLEN pointed screws g g, forming the bearing for fit/messes: the disk, the Whole constructed to form :u1 nd- F. M. ALLEN,

1o justable guide for lthe smv, as described. J. A.. MILLER, J r. 

